Canada invites 4 Hawks to compete for national team
CALGARY, Alberta - Hockey Canada has selected four Chicago Blackhawks players to join a 46-player roster at Canada's National Men's Team orientation camp from Aug. 24-27 in Calgary.
The 46 players would compete for spots on the team for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 2010 IIHF World Championship. Blackhawks forwards Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews have been invited, along with defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook.
The camp roster includes five goaltenders, 16 defensemen and 25 forwards. The list of players includes 40 players with senior international experience, either at the Olympics, IIHF World Championship or World Cup of Hockey/Canada Cup, while 36 of the 46 players played for either the National Junior Team or National Men's Under-18 Team.
Here's a look at the roster, with their NHL club affiliation.
Goaltenders: Martin Brodeur (New Jersey), Marc-André Fleury (Pittsburgh), Roberto Luongo (Vancouver), Steve Mason (Columbus), Cam Ward (Carolina)
Defensemen: François Beauchemin (Anaheim), Jay Bouwmeester (Calgary), Dan Boyle (San Jose), Brent Burns (Minnesota), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles), Mike Green (Washington), Dan Hamhuis (Nashville), Duncan Keith (BLACKHAWKS), Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim), Dion Phaneuf (Calgary), Chris Pronger (Philadelphia), Robyn Regehr (Calgary), Stéphane Robidas (Dallas), Brent Seabrook (BLACKHAWKS), Marc Staal (N.Y. Rangers), Shea Weber (Nashville)
Forwards: Jeff Carter (Philadelphia), Dan Cleary (Detroit), Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Shane Doan (Phoenix), Simon Gagné (Philadelphia), Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim), Dany Heatley (Ottawa) Jarome Iginla (Calgary), Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay), Milan Lucic (Boston), Patrick Marleau (San Jose), Andy McDonald (St. Louis), Brenden Morrow (Dallas), Rick Nash (Columbus), Corey Perry (Anaheim), Michael Richards (Philadelphia), Derek Roy (Buffalo), Joe Sakic (Colorado) Patrick Sharp (BLACKHAWKS), Ryan Smyth (Colorado), Martin St-Louis (Tampa Bay), Eric Staal (Carolina), Jordan Staal (Pittsburgh), Joe Thornton (San Jose), Jonathan Toews (BLACKHAWKS)
The executive director of the National Team is Steve Yzerman, with the coaching staff comprised of Mike Babcock (Detroit) and associate coaches Jacques Lemaire (LaSalle, Que.), Lindy Ruff (Buffalo) and Ken Hitchcock (Columbus).